I was trying to empty the tank using Hobbico Top Fueler MKIII (battery powered) when it caught fire and started burning with a blue flame.I think there was some fuel leak somewhere and when i turned it on the spark in the motor must have started the fire......

Pump is still working fine.keep an eye on these gizmos made to make our lives a bit easier!!

I knew I preferred a hand pump for a reason!
Actually, you were lucky to be able to see the flame, methanol burns with a pale blue flame that is hard to see in daylight. I have seen one or two fixed wings catch fire during start-up and the flame was invisible, the only sign was the covering disappearing and charred wood appearing instead!

piss on electric fuel pumps!

most take for ever to fuel up anyway..............there are 2 that i have used that fuel up fast, all the rest sucked, i was real disappointed with the slimline, one of my buddies has it, i took a nap woke up and it was still filling the tank!!!! hand pump is faster.... just a pain. i also had a fuel pump fall apart and fuel got inside, luckily no fire started! thats another reason i have still been using the hand pump.

maybe my buddies pump is about dead then..... even when his battey is fresh, its slllllooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww

The nice thing about the Slimline is that it is designed to prevent a fire.

The pump is made out of three rollers that squeege a large diameter fuel tubbing ina rotating fashion so the fuel never gets in touch with any part of the pump and never leaves the tubing. The motor is also in a separately machined compartment isolated from the rollers just in case the fuel tubbing is punctured for some reason.

For better speed the trick is to use a higher voltage battery and it'll fill up the tank pretty fast.